International: Europe
EVIL EYE (Zlo oko): Post Production Underway on The First Bosnian Horror Film Ever
FNE reports that post-production has begun on a horror flick, Evil Eye (Zlo oko). This is notable because it will be the first horror film to come out of Bosnia and the feature film debut for its director, Adnan Hrustemović....
Rotterdam 2025 Review: THREE DAYS OF FISH Proves You Can Never Go Home Again
Peter Hoogendoorn debuted very strongly almost ten years ago with Tussen 10 en 12 (Between 10 and 12), a rigidly structured movie set in a limited time-space. In it, a family one by one get told bad news by two...
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND Review: Delightful Oddball Musical Drama
Win the national lottery once and you’d be considered one of the luckiest people currently alive. Win the national lottery twice and you’d be firmly in a reality-adjacent world where the whimsical isn’t just an abstract idea, but the...
Neuchâtel 2025: Swiss Genre Festival Reveals This Year's Poster
The fine folks at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) have revealed the poster for this year's event, happening from July 4th through 12th. Over the years, the posters have taken on a primarliy technical theme and this year...
JULIE KEEPS QUIET Review: Tennis Phenom, Insightful, Incisive Character Study
Among major professional sports played around the world, tennis stands out for its unique set of demands on its respective athletes. Unlike team sports or even doubles tennis, singles tennis places full responsibility for success or failure on the...
CPH:DOX 2025: Exclusive GIRLS & GODS Poster Premiere
Feminist activist Inna Shevchenko trades protest for conversation in a documentary that confronts the uneasy intersection of religion and women's rights on a global scale.
HOOD WITCH Review: Run For Your Life
Golshifteh Farahani stars in Saïd Belktibia's searing thriller.
THE ASSESSMENT Review: So You Want Children?
Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander, Himesh Patel, Charlotte Ritchie, and Minnie Driver star in director Fleur Fortuné's savage science-fiction parable.
BEING MARIA Review: Rebuking Unchecked Sexism in Film Industry
Jessica Palud's film is a scathing rebuke to unchecked sexism that dominated the film industry for too long, and a well-deserved portrayal of trailblazing actress/activist.
THE UGLY STEPSISTER Trailer: She's Going Crazy
It has been less than a week since they announced the release date and IFC Films and Shudder have wasted no time following up that announcement with the trailer premiere for Emilie Blichfeldt's fantasy satire horror The Ugly Stepsister. ...
Series Mania 2025 Preview: History Repeats, Families Argue, and a Pop Star Gets Audited
Series Mania 2025 captures the shifting tides of geopolitics, identity, and personal struggle, offering a lineup where history informs the present and storytelling challenges societal norms.
CPH:DOX 2025: Exclusive THE LAST AMBASSADOR Poster and Clip Premiere
Natalie Halla's documentary follows Afghan ambassador Manizha Bakhtari as she navigates diplomatic exile and advocates for women's rights after the Taliban's return to power.
SXSW 2025 Review: GLORIOUS SUMMER, Three Women Seek Freedom From Their Gilded Cage
Three women exist in an abandoned castle, bound by rules and rituals disseminated by disembodied voices, unburdened by want, but trapped in a dystopian wonderland they cannot leave in directors Helena Ganjalyan and Bartosz Szpak’s Glorious Summer. An ennui laden...
Friday One Sheet: OXANA
There is no point in subtlety in street protest. And the poster for French-Ukranian biopic of Oxana Chatchko aims to confront - in the movie poster context. Swearing, political slogans, and toplessness are all part of activist group FEMEN's modus operandi...
Fantastic REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND Trailer Blows Style to Kingdom Come
The new trailer for Reflection in a Dead Diamond looks fantastic! Of course, that's what we expected / yearned for / hoped for from Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani, the directing duo behind Amer, Let The Corpses Tan, and Strange...
THE UGLY STEPSISTER: IFC Films And Shudder Announce Theatrical Date For Dark Satire Fantasy Horror
IFC Films and Shudder have announced the theatrical date for Emilie Blichfeldt's feature directorial debut, The Ugly Stepsister. The dark satire and fairy tale horror flick from Norway will arrive in cinemas on April 18th. Elvira battles against her...
SXSW 2025 Review: MY UNCLE JENS, Torn By Tension, Comic and Otherwise
Brwa Vahabpour's surprising feature debut stars Peiman Azizpour, Hamza Agoshi, and Sarah Francesca Brænne.
SXSW 2025 Review: SURVIVING EARTH, Joyful, Loving, Complex
Slavko Sobin stars in Thea Gajić's empathetic tale of a musician with a troubled past.
Berlinale 2025 Review: REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND Dissects the Eurospy Genre
Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani continue their deconstruction of genre cinema in a visual rollercoaster, consisting of formal pyrotechnics and a disorienting narrative.
SXSW 2025 Review: SATISFACTION, Sunny Skies Belie a Gathering Storm
Emma Laird stars in Alex Burunova's deeply-affecting drama.
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